Lombards - Wikipedia
The Lombards (/ ˈlɒmbərdz, - bɑːrdz, ˈlʌm -/) [1] or Longobards (Latin: Longobardi) were a Germanic people [2] who conquered most of the Italian Peninsula between 568 and 774.
Kingdoms of Italy - Langobards (Lombards) - The History Files
The Langobards (or Langobardi) originated in and above northern Silesia (now western Poland) as part of the Suevi confederation of tribes. It is possible that they, like the Goths, had earlier origins in southern Scandinavia and were forced to migrate due to population expansion.
Lombards - World History Encyclopedia
2014年12月6日 · Most scholars believe their name derives from one of Odin's names, Langbaror, as the tribe had dedicated themselves to the worship of Odin at some point after leaving Scandinavia.
Langobards - Encyclopedia.com
The Langobards, "Long-beards," also known in modern literature as Lombards or Longobards, were not among the many large tribal and confederate groupings who assailed the Roman Empire in its last centuries in the West.
Lombard | History, Culture & Legacy | Britannica
Lombard, member of a Germanic people who from 568 to 774 ruled a kingdom in Italy. The Lombards were one of the Germanic tribes that formed the Suebi, and during the 1st century ad their home was in northwestern Germany.
Langobards (Lombards) - Livius
Langobards or Lombards: Germanic tribe, originally living along the river Elbe but later creating a kingdom in northern Italy.
History of the Lombards - Wikipedia
The History of the Lombards or the History of the Langobards (Latin: Historia Langobardorum) is the chief work by Paul the Deacon, written in the late 8th century. This incomplete history in six books was written after 787 and at any rate no later than 796, maybe at Montecassino .
Lombards - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In ancient times they had worshiped nature, but later the worshiped Odin. They grew long beards in honor of Odin and became known as "Longobards" which means "long beards". In about 560 A.D., Audoin, who was their leader and a warrior, was succeeded by his son Alboin, a young and energetic leader.
The Lombards: A Germanic Tribe in Northern Italy - ThoughtCo
2018年3月15日 · The Lombards were a Germanic tribe best known for establishing a kingdom in Italy. They were also known as Langobard or Langobards ("long-beard"); in Latin, Langobardus, plural Langobardi. In the first century C.E., the Lombards made their home in …
Kingdom of the Lombards - Wikipedia
The Kingdom of the Lombards, [1] also known as the Lombard Kingdom and later as the Kingdom of all Italy (Latin: Regnum totius Italiae), was an early medieval state established by the Lombards, a Germanic people, on the Italian Peninsula in the latter part of the 6th century.